What is the role of screening in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 399-405

  Dabare, Dilan ^a   Lo, Tammy T H ^b   McCormack, David J ^c   Kung, Victor W S ^d  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WILLIAM HARVEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Cost effectiveness; Quality of life; Screening

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCREENING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BENCHMARKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861341035     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivr106     Document Type: Article

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